Iowa Hosts Minnesota in B1G Baseball Series Beginning Friday

Iowa baseball drops series opener to Minnesota

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team dropped the series opener to Minnesota, 9-4, on Friday afternoon at Duane Banks Field. “If you pitch that poorly, especially on a Friday night, you really have no chance at winning,” said head coach Rick Heller. “You just don’t, and if it continues, we are not going to put ourselves in a place to win. It is tough to think you are going to score eight or nine runs e…

Minnesota Hits the Road for Weekend Series Against Hawkeyes

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The University of Minnesota baseball team is set for another Big Ten Conference series on the road this weekend, traveling to Iowa City to take on the University of Iowa Hawkeyes at Duane Banks Field.

Iowa hosts Minnesota in B1G baseball series beginning Friday

The Iowa baseball team looks to dig out of an early hole in Big Ten on Friday when the Hawkeyes open a three game series against Minnesota in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes are 3-6 in the Big Ten after getting swept at home by top ranked UCLA before bouncing back with a Tuesday afternoon 21-8 non-conference win at Bradley. That’s Iowa coach rick Heller. The Gophers are 2-7 in the league race and Heller says both teams need a good weekend. Iowa has yet …